Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises monitoring activity associated with a user, determining, by a trained machine learning model using the monitored activity of the user, that the user will need to access an asset that the user does not currently have access to, the machine learning model trained with a plurality of previous workflows completed by previous users and associated access privileges required for the previous workflows; and assigning an access privilege to the user, wherein the user is thereafter able to access to the asset.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices described in the present disclosure provide technology for detecting features of interest depicted in a video stream supplied by a camera-equipped drone and adjusting the flight pattern of the drone to increase the amount of time in which the features of interest are within the line of sight of the drone. In addition, the present disclosure provides technology for detecting when events of interest occur at the features of interest and alerting personnel when the events occur. In some examples, the technology of the present disclosure also determines a format for an alert (e.g., a push notification) based on an event type so that personnel who receive the alert are apprised of the urgency of the event based on the format.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying a faked video is provided herein. During operation, when a video, or video call is received from a device, a simultaneous audio call is placed to the device (i.e., the video call and audio call take place simultaneously in time). The audio streams on both the video and audio call are compared, and a difference between the audio streams is identified. The video is deemed a potential fake if the difference between the audio streams is above a particular threshold.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a camera is provided herein. During operation a camera having pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) capabilities will have its field of view (FOV) moved such that any detected blemish on the camera lies over an area with low activity (i.e., a low history of detected motion). More particularly, when it has been determined that a blemish or blemish resides on a camera's lens, a heat map of activity within the current FOV is determined. More active areas of the FOV are marked as “hot”, while less active areas of activity are marked as “cold”. The camera is then aligned such that the dirty portion of the lens does not align with any “hot” part of the heat map.

Abstract: A process of issuing a limited-use electronic certificate. In operation, a public key infrastructure (PKI) device receives a request for an electronic certificate from an end entity. The PKI device detects an anomaly with respect to the request received from the end entity. The PKI device generates, based on the detected anomaly, a limited-use electronic certificate. The PKI then issues the limited-use electronic certificate to the end entity. When the end entity determines that the issued certificate is a limited-use certificate with limited-use attributes such as a shortened validity period or lowered assurance level, the end entity provides a visual and/or audio prompt indicating the issuance of the limited-use certificate and further including one or more corrective actions to be performed to eliminate the anomaly prior to sending a new request for an electronic certificate to the PKI device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring interface devices of a portable communication system. One interface device is configured as a primary device and the other interface devices are configured as secondary devices. The primary device can be used to facilitate communication between portable devices of the portable communication system and/or to facilitate communication between a portable device and a remote communication center. An interface device can receive priority factor information about an interface device operating as a primary device via a beacon signal. The received priority factor information is then compared to the interface device's own priority factor information to determine which interface device should be the primary device. The process of determining a primary device from two interface devices can be repeated, as needed, to have one interface device designated as the primary device and the remaining interface devices designated as secondary devices.

Abstract: A process of anonymizing a person captured in an image. An anonymization server receives a request from an agency to anonymize a person captured in an image including an unredacted facial feature corresponding to the person and an unredacted non-facial feature. The server redacts the facial feature captured in the image to generate a first redacted image. The server then identifies a second image accessible to users not associated with the agency. When the server determines that the anonymity of the person captured in the first redacted image can be compromised using unredacted facial and non-facial features captured in the second image, the server further redacts the non-facial feature captured in the image.

Abstract: Obtaining potential match results for a reference image across a plurality of system sites is disclosed. A computing device of one of the system sites includes a signature generator identifiable as a first version amongst a plurality of versions of a respective plurality of possible signature generators. The computing device is configured to generate, within the first signature generator, a first signature corresponding to a cropped object portion of a larger image. The first signature is distinctive to the first version. The computing device is further configured to determine that the cropped object portion being processed within the computing device is a match result for a similar images search. A server is configured to receive the cropped object portion and the first signature from the computing device.

Abstract: A method and system for profiling a reference image and an object-of-interest therewithin is disclosed. The method includes storing semantic metadata that provides semantic information about environments for respective areas covered by respective Fields Of View (FOVs) of video cameras. The method also includes comparing the semantic metadata to additional metadata corresponding to at least one of an object accessory and a non-permanent object facet to identify a subset of the video cameras, less than an entire video camera universe, that meet a similarity score condition.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing access to an IoT device is provided herein. During operation an apparatus will inquire about current and/or past connections to an IoT device. A list of identities of current and/or past apparatuses that were connected to the IoT device will be provided, and a determination on whether or not to allow access to the IoT device will be based on the identities of current and/or past apparatuses that are accessing, or have accessed the IoT device.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamic optimization of radio access network sites are provided. A wireless communications infrastructure identifies that a piece of user equipment (UE) is connected to a base station associated with a current Radio Access Network (RAN) site that does not have sufficient backhaul resources to support the piece of UE. A target RAN site that has sufficient backhaul resources to support the piece of UE is identified. The target RAN site associated with at least one base station. A Radio Frequency (RF) signal transmitted from at least one of the base station associated with the current RAN site and the at least one base station associated with the target RAN site is modified. The modification causes the piece of UE to handover from the base station associated with the current RAN site to the at least one base station associated with the target RAN site.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method to ensure a submitter of an anonymous tip remains anonymous is provided. An anonymous tip may be received from a tip submitter at an electronic tip submission system. Natural language processing may be applied to extract at least one token from the anonymous tip. At least one query may be created based on the extracted at least one token. The at least one query may be executed against one or more databases storing data associated with the at least one token. A number of possible tip submitters may be determined based on the results of the at least one query. Anonymization techniques may be applied to the anonymous tip when the number of possible tip submitters is less than or equal to a defined threshold. The anonymous tip may be submitted when the number of possible tip submitters exceeds the defined threshold.

Abstract: Techniques for detecting and tracking a status of an object relevant to an incident are provided. A virtual partner associated with a first responder detects at least one object that is relevant to an incident to which the responder is responding. The virtual partner requests that a smart building controller track a status of the at least one object. It is determined that the at least one object is currently needed. An indication is received from the smart building controller when the at least one object is currently needed, indicating the status of the at least one object.

Abstract: A process and system for managing incoming video emergency calls (VECs) at a command center relative to an incident includes receiving first and second VECs from respective first and second recording and transmitting devices reflecting a first incident. Identifying the second VEC as a preferred one of the first and second VECs based on one or both of a quality and a field-of-view between the first and second VECs, and responsively causing the identified second VEC to be forwarded to a first live call taker and the first VEC to a VEC monitoring bot configured to continue to monitor video content of the first VEC and refrain from forwarding the first VEC to the first live call taker. The first VEC may be forwarded to the first live call taker at a lower relative resolution.

Abstract: Secure communication in a geographic incident area is disclosed. Computer-implemented methods are also disclosed, one of which is for restricting access to a resource and includes generating a key and splitting it into N key parts (where N is an integer greater than two). The method also includes encrypting the N key parts. The method also includes transmitting, over a network, to a device: the N encrypted key parts; and identifying information for N secret objects expected to be visible within the area. Each of the N encrypted key parts is decryptable based on at least one video analytics-discernable object attribute for each respective secret object of the N secret objects. The method also includes allowing an additional entity to access the resource only by presentation of a complete key formed from decrypted versions of less than all of the N key parts.

Abstract: An analysis engine of an anomaly detection system receives an input captured by a monitoring device, determines, based on a currently used anomaly detection model, that the input represents an object or event that should not be classified as an anomaly, and determines, based on a previously used model, that the input was previously classified as an anomaly. In response, the analysis engine determines a respective classification result for the input based on additional models used between the currently and previously used models, determines, based on the respective classification results, that it is likely that the anomaly detection system has been deliberately re-trained to falsely classify the input, and initiates an action to correctly classify the input as representing an object or event that should be classified as an anomaly. The anomaly detection models and classification results may be stored in a training repository for the anomaly detection system.

Abstract: Tendency detecting and analysis in support of generating one or more workflows via user interface interactions is disclosed. In accordance with the user interface interactions, processing user selection of one or more icons may generate at least one user-selectable option within a graphical user interface, where the user-selectable option corresponds to at least one workflow action. The workflow action may relate to an identified tendency of a person or a group of people.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and scoring security anomalies in a computing environment. One system includes a communication interface and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, via the communication interface, a network traffic event for the computing environment, parse the network traffic event to extract a feature set describing the network traffic event, and apply noise to the feature set to produce a noised feature set and produce a reduced noise feature set by processing the noised feature set using a neural network trained to remove noise. The electronic processor is further configured to compare the reduced noise feature set to the feature set to determine a success score and determine whether the success score exceeds a threshold. Responsive to determining that the success score does not exceed the threshold, the electronic processor is further configured to label the network traffic event as anomalous.

Abstract: A device, system, and method for switching between a narrowband network and a broadband network is provided. A radio device determines conditions of a broadband network and receives, from a narrowband network site, access criteria indicating that a subset of a plurality of radio devices can register with the narrowband network site to communicate on a narrowband network. In response to the conditions meeting one or more given conditions and receiving the access criteria, when the radio device is communicating on the broadband network, the radio device may continue communicating on the broadband network; or when the radio device is communicating on the narrowband network, or attempting to register with the narrowband network site, the radio device switches, from communicating on the narrowband network, or attempting to register with the narrowband network site, to communicating on the broadband network.

Abstract: Systems and methods of identifying anomalies within radio devices. The method includes obtaining raw radio data from a radio device of a plurality of radio devices, identifying a radio performance indicator related to an operational performance, determining a long-term and a short-term average of the indicator based on previously received indicators from the device, and determining a weighted ratio of the long-term and short-term average based on an age of the indicator and an amount of the previously received indicators. The method includes generating a curated indicator from the weighted ratio and the indicator, deriving, from a plurality of curated indicators from the plurality of devices and the curated indicator, a curated group average, determining an anomaly in the operational performance of the radio device based on a comparison of the curated indicator and the curated group average, determining a recommended action, and transmitting an electronic notification indicating the action.